President Donald Trump highlighted his commitment to faith, and to faith-based education, today with his decision to deliver the commencement speech for Liberty University and the graduating class of 2017.

President Trump delivered a wonderfully uplifting speech to the graduating class with a genuine appreciation of faith and, of course, his customary humor.

I was not brought up in a home of faith, and in fact my parents mocked believers. As a young child you learn from your parents and you mimic them. I repent, I am sorry and I am ashamed that I had similar thoughts. I was never disrespectful to people of faith, but would laugh with my parents.

Back when I used to watch movies there was a line where someone who stayed isolated in their home recounted: ‘Imagine if you were told all your life that the sun is bad, then a friend comes over sez its a beautiful glorious day outside and to come out to play. The idea is so foreign to you and caused you great discomfort’ That is the best explanation i can give to what having faith was for me.

Later in life I accepted Christ into my life and made it my mission to learn all the things that were not taught to me. My faith is unbelievably strong, and I choose only to press more and more into Him. I am graced by His love and His mercy. I turned my back on Him, He never left my side and He waited for me. I cannot express how blessed I feel and grateful I am to be saved in Christ. He is the way the truth and the life and all glory goes to Him. 💖💕

I was walking into Walmart this afternoon in Honesdale PA, wearing my MAGA cap, and this great older gentleman, about 70 or so, gave me the thumbs-up on my hat and we had a nice little chat right there by the shopping carts. He had seen the speech and said it was TERRIFIC. I came home, loaded up CTH, found the story, and watched the speech while wrapping my wife’s Mother’s Day gifts.